Mammals on roads survey

July sees the start of a nationwide survey of mammal sightings along single-carriageway roads by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species.

Woodland Trust – Nature’s Calendar

Nature’s Calendar has been set up for volunteers to record the signs of the seasons where they live. Recording the changing seasons is called Phenology.

The Great Nut Hunt

The third Great Nut Hunt, recording Dormice in the British Isles, is to be launched by The People’s Trust for Endangered Species and Natural England. Hazel nuts are a favourite food of the dormouse and can be found growing in our old hedgerows and woodland. As a Dormouse gnaws through into the green hazel nuts, [...]

Mammals of The Trossachs

Both red and grey squirrels live in Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and you can help our Rangers map out where they are by recording where and when you see them. Either download the squirrel survey form (211kb pdf file), fill it in and post the form to the address below, or use the [...]

National Bat Monitoring Programme

National Bat Monitoring Programme The BCT runs a number of national, annual surveys through a volunteer network to monitor the status of many of our bat species across a range of habitats. Our surveys form the National Bat Monitoring Programme through which we track changes in bat populations.  Monitoring bats is essential as it would [...]

Great Seabird Mystery

This year for Springwatch I’m investigating the great seabird mystery: why are some colonies doing fine while others are in crisis? With some of the world’s biggest and best colonies found on our coastlines, Britain is internationally important for seabirds. 90% of the world’s Manx shearwaters, 68% of the world’s northern gannets, and 60% of [...]

Make Your Nature Count

The RSPB wants to know what crawls, slithers, scuttles, flutters and flies in your garden with its new spring survey.  Make Your Nature Count is being launched by the RSPB on 8-14 June 2009 and is a one-hour nature count of gardens.    The RSPB wants to know exactly what nature gets up to over [...]

Bumble Bee Survey

The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust are looking for people to support them and need your help to map the distributions of our bumblebees. In particular they need to know the current habitats of the rarer species which are bordering on extinction. You can take digital photographs of any unusual species that you see in your garden, [...]

National Soil & Earthworm Survey

March – May 2009 The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network is an exciting new initiative, open to anyone with an interest in nature. Their aim is to create and inspire a new generation of nature lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment. In 2007 OPAL received a grant of [...]

Big Garden Bird Watch is 30

2009 sees the 30th birthday of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s biggest bird survey, providing a vital snapshot of the UK’s birds each winter.

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